The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-04
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Made by tho Murderer, who Ia tho Thirteen.
fear.oid Son Of the vietin,--liow Mrs.
HealI, of Eaton, ohio, was Killed.
Shocking Case of Depravity.
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EATON, ONO, August 3.-The horrible
Beall murder that occurred here June IS
was revived this morning, and the shock
Ing details called up again, when Il be-
came known that the murdered woman'a
son, John Beall, aged 10 years, who Is
confined here in jail, had made con.
iession that he killed bis mother. A menu
Der OF the Hazsn detective agency Of Gin
cinnah contriyed to have himself ipcar-
cerated In tho same cell with the bow
under a charge the agency trumped nm
against him, and in the course Of a NV
days wormcd out Of young Beall the de-
tails Of his revolving crime. II will be re-
membered that Mrs. Bealls body was
found terribly mutilated, and the bow re-
ported to the neighbors that two tremra
had appeared at the house during the nh.
sence OF his father and sister and ki,led
her. His actions were Suspicious and he
was placed under arrest. He protes,pd
his innocence until the detective sue
ceeded In getting the confession from
him. The young tiend to-day repeated
the story to the, Sheriff and Prosecuting 4
Attorney, In the presence OF his father.
A BLOCKING STORY. l{s}j5 II.
A After detailing some difficulty he had
had with his mother growing out Of sou
acts OF disobediencs, the boy said that
Mrs. Beall asked him two or three timea
to 90 and get her some stove.wood, but no
refused to 90. Then she said 10 him,
Come here, Johnny, and 20 with me-"
She had got up to 70 herself when he
went out in the yard with her. X She
broke switch OF the peach tree limb and
switched him, and that, he says. mads
him very mad. Then he got soma wood
and carried 1t in; going out again he
brought in the axe and SCI Il bahind Tho ],
door; de then went up stairs and got the
hired hands revolver. He said that she
saw him coming with the revolver, and
she ran to the window to got out, and be
ran after her. Then she turned and ran
into the front ROOM. He said that he was
running after her. Just as she got into
the front room she turned her head and
he. shot her. She then fell against the
book casa and he shot her again, and she Z
fell out on the floor. g "a a. 81
A TERRIBLE CRIME. 81 H.
d He said that after she had fallen on the
floor she raised her head up oncs. Then
ne went and got the ak and hit her two
or three times. Whom asked why he hit
her with the AK he said that he did not
think she j! was dead. Then he said ho
went upstairs and got the colored mans
watch and note and threw them in q
vault. When asked why z he did I
that, he said he did it to put suspicion on
others, anu also SAIL that he took money
from his sisters book and come OF his own
aud come OF the hired hands and threw it
in the WE'LL When asked why he killed
her, he aaid: d
II was mad and done II before thought
what I was doing. But il I had it to do
oyer l would not do it, and I am sorryI
did &c" jej5i &; Z = I9'
= When his fa.her went to leave the Jail
he asked Johnny il he had any word to
send to his aunts and SISTERS. Tbs boy
replied: 7l5 8, I 4, a.'I5 NJ .s511ss :, 4,
No; only you can tell them I am sorry
Tor killing ma,n and he threw Z his srms
around his fathers neck, and his eyes
seemed to moisten some, but further than
that he showed no signs Of emotion. {,
The boy wss up bright and early this
morning, and was playing on a French
harp and enjoying himself apparently as
well as though nothing had happened.
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